NAJA calls for local event volunteers

Posted by Rebecca Landsberry on 07/02/2013

TEMPE, Ariz. — The 2013 National Native Media Conference
sponsored by the Native American Journalists Association and Native Public
Media will be at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel and Conference Center, located
at 60 E. 5th Street, in Tempe, Ariz., July 18-21.

With the conference weeks away, the NAJA-NPM local planning
committee is looking for volunteers to help during three days of conference
activities. Friendly, outgoing volunteers will staff tables, work as greeters
and assist conference staff as needed.

Below is a list of areas where volunteers may help:

Registration:
On-site help at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel and Conference Center from 8
a.m. – 5 p.m., on Thursday and Friday, June 18-19. This is a two-hour shift at
minimum but volunteers may sign up for more slots, as allowed.

Ushers:
Directing attendees from the hotel lobby to the Metro Light Rail and the Heard
Museum in mid-town Phoenix. Help will be needed from 4:30 – 6 p.m., Thursday,
June 18 at the Tempe Mission Palms lobby.

Opening
Ceremony and Reception: Work as a greeter at Steele Auditorium at the Heard
Museum, located at 2301 N Central Ave., in Phoenix from 5 - 6:30 p.m.,
Thursday, June 18.

Plenary
sessions: As a workshop panel assistant/runner during workshops at the host
hotel. Help needed 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Friday, July 19 and 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.,
Saturday, July 20. Most sessions are one hour and 1.5 hours. Volunteers may
sign up for as many as allowed.

Silent
auction and banquet: Help set-up, organize and watch over bids. Help needed
5-9 p.m., Saturday, July 21 at the Tempe Mission Palms ABC room.

To volunteer with any of these activities and duties, please
send your name, email address, mobile number and times you are available to
Levi Long at [email protected] or
contact him by phone at 480-324-6040.